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The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), the House GOP's campaign arm, lagged its Democratic counterparts in August fundraising by over $12 million, according to new reports. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) raised $22.3 million in August,
With election day less than two months away, Vice President Harris will hold a rally in the key swing state of Wisconsin Friday evening. Recent polling out of Wisconsin signals Harris and former President Trump are in a much closer race in the Badger State than previously
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Republicans are scrambling to mitigate the fallout from North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson’s latest scandal, fearful it could cost them more than just the governor’s mansion as the state becomes a critical battleground in the presidential race. CNN’s
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Vice President Harris spoke forcefully Friday about the pain experienced by women in states with abortion bans, placing the blame for their suffering squarely on Republicans and former President Trump. In remarks focused solely on abortion rights, Harris in Atlanta invoked the
The August contribution is more than Musk has previously given to a party committee.
Local prosecutors dropped a weapons charge against Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) for bringing a firearm to Dulles International Airport over the summer, court records show. Spartz was scheduled to be arraigned on the misdemeanor charge on Friday, but the case docket was
Rep. Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) criticized the former US ambassador to Nicaragua over oil and gas policy in Venezuela in a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing on Friday. “You’re sending a very weak message to [President Nicolás] Maduro,” said Salazar, who serves as chair
Donald Trump has chosen to stand by his man, even though that man allegedly self-described as a “Black Nazi!” in a comment on a porn-site message board. North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, who is currently running for governor, was the subject of a bombshell
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A wrongful death lawsuit filed by Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt’s family against the U.S. government will go to trial in 2026, a judge said Friday during a status hearing in the case. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes set a trial date of July 20, 2026, after lawyers for Babbitt’s
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Friday it has approved the first flu vaccine that can be self-administered, with this version being a nasal spray as opposed to an injection. The vaccine FluMist, manufactured by MedImmune, which was acquired by AstraZeneca in
Trump Media & Technology Group stock dropped to its lowest price yet Friday, the first day Donald Trump is allowed to sell his shares in the social media venture. Shares dropped more than 7 percent to $13.68 per share, putting the value of the company at $2.74 billion. It’s a
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Friday sued the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) for engaging in alleged anticompetitive practices that boosted profits while “artificially” inflating the list price of insulin. The agency’s action targeted CVS Caremark Rx,
A North Carolina judge has rejected Republicans' request to bar students and school employees from using digital identification cards to vote. Wake Superior Court Judge Keith Gregory denied on Thursday the temporary restraining order from the Republican National Committee
Dawn Roberts, the co-chair of former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley’s campaign in Iowa, said Friday is endorsing Vice President Harris for president. In a column in the Des Moines Register, Roberts said she was “at a loss” when both of the presidential candidates were
The Supreme Court of Wisconsin has agreed to rule on whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will stay on the ballot after the independent candidate-turned-Trump backed filed a Sept. 3 lawsuit seeking to have his name removed. Kennedy has been petitioning states across the country to
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said her House office was "tagged with blood-splattered signs accusing [her] of supporting terrorism" after she condemned Israel for a series of explosions across Lebanon involving pagers that targeted members of militant group Hezbollah.
Former President Donald Trump has been the target of two assassination attempts over the past three months. Viral posts are now spreading the false claim that police discovered explosives in a vehicle near a Trump campaign rally in New York on Sept. 18. Police said the claim is
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti was treated successfully for early-stage breast cancer this summer, the service revealed Friday. Franchetti, the Navy’s highest-ranking military officer, discovered she had Stage 1 breast cancer during a routine mammogram in late
The head of the NAACP is calling on North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) to suspend his gubernatorial campaign after a report unveiled racist comments he allegedly made on a porn site's message board. “Anyone who identifies themselves as a Black Nazi or who would resurrect
The former New York City official in charge of the COVID-19 pandemic response has admitted to attending sex and dance parties during the height of the pandemic, despite telling others to social distance. A video posted Thursday by conservative podcaster Steven Crowder shows Jay
China may be preparing a surprise attack against Japan, involving a massive missile barrage against all major U.S. and Japanese military installations, in order to maximize the effectiveness of a massive amphibious operation to conquer Taiwan.
Israeli officials said Friday they eliminated top Hezbollah commanders in a targeted strike in Beirut, including an officer involved in planning multiple attacks against Israel. The Israeli air force killed Ibrahim Aqil, the head of Hezbollah's operations unit and the commander
Vice President Kamala Harris has a slim lead in the national polls, but the battleground states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia and North Carolina will be the deciding factor in the presidential race.
Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff ripped former President Trump on Friday for his remarks at an event raising awareness for combating antisemitism in which the GOP nominee suggested Jewish people would partly shoulder the blame if he loses in November. "Last night, Donald Trump
Vice President Harris delivered remarks Friday at a campaign event in the swing state of Georgia, with a particular focus on the issue of abortion. Her remarks were expected to highlight the stories of two women whose deaths she blames on the state’s abortion ban passed by
South Carolina inmate Freddie Eugene Owens is set to undergo the state’s first execution in 13 years, about a year after the state obtained the necessary drugs to carry out a lethal injection. Owens was convicted of murdering Irene Graves, a 41-year-old mother of three children
An internal Secret Service review found “multiple operational and communications failures” by the agency in its the lead-up to the July assassination attempt on former President Trump in Butler, Pa. The initial findings indicated numerous gaps in planning, ranging from an
Republican Representative James Comer attacked Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s family Friday, while defending his blatantly political investigation into the Democratic vice presidential nominee. During an appearance on Fox Business’s Mornings With Maria, Comer tried to defend the
Russian President Vladimir Putin's belief that Russians and Ukrainians are one people is based on a highly inaccurate reconstruction of Russian and Ukrainian history, and the shared language of the two nations is a powerful bond that can give rise to illusions of unity.
Donald Trump’s allies on the Georgia State Election Board voted 3–2 Friday to require the state’s counties to count all election ballots by hand, which would considerably delay the results and cast doubt on the process. The move comes thanks to the pro-Trump majority on the
A group of Republican-led states have asked a U.S. appeals court to reject a $62 million consumer privacy settlement with Google, citing large amounts of money awards going to class members' lawyers and advocacy groups. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird (R) led the group of 20
Vice President Harris has taken the lead in pollster Nate Silver's election forecast and model for the first time since Aug. 28. Harris now leads in the polling aggregation with 48.9 percent to Trump’s 46.1 percent. Silver, in a post noting the shift, emphasized how tight the
ABC News moderators Lindsey Davis and David Muir fact-checked former President Donald Trump during a presidential debate, raising questions about the impartiality of media network debate events and the ethical implications of journalist moderators intervening in debates.
First lady Jill Biden emphasized the importance of a “peaceful transfer of power” in January in an article from NBC News that published Friday. “I think we have to vote. As Americans, you know, that’s a right that we’ve been given, and I think we have to take advantage of that,
North Carolina gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has been the center of attention following a bombshell report released by CNN that linked that state's GOP lieutenant governor to an account that made many offensive statements on a porn site’s message board. Robinson denied
Vice President Harris’s campaign’s unveiled an ad Friday highlighting former President Trump’s praise for North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R), seeking to link the two Republicans following a bombshell CNN report on the gubernatorial candidate. The 30-second spot, titled
It sends a message to the U.S. that Canada is willing and able to close Fortress North America to Chinese trade and investment, which is key if the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement is to be renewed in July 2026.